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单词 diaphoretic
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Definition of diaphoretic in English:

diaphoretic

adjective ˌdʌɪəfəˈrɛtɪkˌdaɪəfəˈrɛdɪk
Medicine
  • 1(chiefly of a drug) inducing perspiration.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is well understood that in general a warm or hot infusion of herbs with volatile oils will have a diaphoretic effect and a cool infusion will exert a diuretic effect.
    • Herbs with a floating energy have diaphoretic properties and are used for the initial stages of colds, flus, fevers and eruptive skin diseases.
    • The action is diuretic, refrigerant and diaphoretic, and the juice extracted from the fresh plant is of use in urinary and kidney diseases.
    • Yin medicines have a superficial action on the body or cause some type of elimination through their laxative, diaphoretic or diuretic properties.
    • It is diaphoretic, febrifuge (gets rid of fevers), emetic (in large doses), and laxative.
    1. 1.1 (of a person) sweating heavily.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The driver, taken by ambulance, arrived in the emergency room obtunded, diaphoretic, with his mouth clenched, and with a positive cough reflex.
      • Suddenly he worsens, becoming pale, diaphoretic, extremely short of breath and his level of consciousness decreases.
      • Patients with systemic infection may be diaphoretic, febrile, and tachycardic, and they may manifest toxic delirium.
      • Initial examination showed labile hypertension and epigastric tenderness, but the patient soon became pale, diaphoretic, and dyspneic.
      • A weaning trial with a PEEP of zero lasted about 5 minutes before she became diaphoretic, tachypneic and tachycardic.

Origin

Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek diaphorētikos, from diaphorein 'sweat out'.

 
 

Definition of diaphoretic in US English:

diaphoretic

adjectiveˌdaɪəfəˈrɛdɪkˌdīəfəˈredik
Medicine
  • 1(chiefly of a drug) inducing perspiration.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is well understood that in general a warm or hot infusion of herbs with volatile oils will have a diaphoretic effect and a cool infusion will exert a diuretic effect.
    • It is diaphoretic, febrifuge (gets rid of fevers), emetic (in large doses), and laxative.
    • Yin medicines have a superficial action on the body or cause some type of elimination through their laxative, diaphoretic or diuretic properties.
    • The action is diuretic, refrigerant and diaphoretic, and the juice extracted from the fresh plant is of use in urinary and kidney diseases.
    • Herbs with a floating energy have diaphoretic properties and are used for the initial stages of colds, flus, fevers and eruptive skin diseases.
    1. 1.1 (of a person) sweating heavily.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Patients with systemic infection may be diaphoretic, febrile, and tachycardic, and they may manifest toxic delirium.
      • The driver, taken by ambulance, arrived in the emergency room obtunded, diaphoretic, with his mouth clenched, and with a positive cough reflex.
      • Initial examination showed labile hypertension and epigastric tenderness, but the patient soon became pale, diaphoretic, and dyspneic.
      • A weaning trial with a PEEP of zero lasted about 5 minutes before she became diaphoretic, tachypneic and tachycardic.
      • Suddenly he worsens, becoming pale, diaphoretic, extremely short of breath and his level of consciousness decreases.

Origin

Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek diaphorētikos, from diaphorein ‘sweat out’.

 
 
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